Release Date
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Original Release
December 31, 1963
0h 26m
A Happy Mother's Day (1963)
⭐ 5.926 min
Overview
A cinéma vérité documentary observing the Fischer family of Aberdeen, South Dakota, following the 1963 birth of the first surviving American quintuplets. Filmed shortly after the event, the film contrasts civic promotion, media attention, and commercial interest with the private fatigue and quiet suffering of Mrs. Fischer, revealing the tensions between spectacle and family life.
Director
Joyce Chopra
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.9
Cast
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Ed McCurdy
Unknown
⭐0.4
Genres
Documentary
